Germany's GGL issued guidance on identifying and avoiding illegal online gambling, warning that the activity can intensify during holiday periods. The available text says increased access to platforms is a concern but does not provide further details of the guidance.
The guidance gives consumers information intended to help them distinguish illegal gambling platforms.
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A legal commentary on Germany’s SCHUFA-G affordability checks argues that recent court decisions leave the system’s suitability unresolved and do not require its immediate replacement. The authors say the existing process should be assessed against player protection, legal-market participation and potential black-market effects, alongside the statutory evaluation.
Sachsen-Anhalt's higher administrative court left the suitability of SCHUFA-G affordability checks open and did not order their replacement in decisions that restored regulator GGL's ability to act against unlicensed operators, according to a legal analysis by lawyers Frieder Backu, Claudia Campbell and Yannick Skulski. The decisions were issued on 21 October 2026.
An interview with Leadstar Media CEO Eskil Kvarnström argues that restrictions on betting in Brazil may redirect consumers to unlicensed operators rather than eliminate demand. The Bet Legal panel, maintained by Iron Security in partnership with ANJL, mapped 710 unauthorised betting sites two days after MP 1.394 was announced, up from 295; LegitBet had confirmed more than 34 thousand suspected sites by the end of October.
Brazilian betting restrictions risk driving customers towards unlicensed operators, Leadstar Media chief executive Eskil Kvarnström said in an interview.
The Higher Administrative Court of Saxony-Anhalt issued a decision on 21 October 2026 concerning Schufa-G, according to the report. It restored the GGL’s ability to act against illegal offers but left unresolved whether Schufa-G can support limit increases.
The Higher Administrative Court of Saxony-Anhalt issued a decision on 21 October 2026 under case number 3 M 61/26. According to the commentary in the report, the decision fully restores the GGL's ability to act against illegal offers. The commentary says the court left entirely open whether increases in gambling limits can be based on Schufa-G.
European gambling regulators met in Halle (Saale), Germany, on 4 November 2026, with the GGL hosting and Italy’s ADM represented by Elisabetta Poso. The authorities discussed cross-border information sharing and cooperation on illegal online gambling, advertising rules and prediction markets, which the GGL said raise similar regulatory questions across jurisdictions.
European gambling regulators met on 4 November 2026 in Halle (Saale), Germany. The agenda covered action against illegal online gambling, rules on advertising and the regulation of prediction markets.
Germany’s GGL hosted European gambling regulators in Halle on 4 November 2026 and signed a joint declaration with the UK Gambling Commission. The authorities plan to deepen cooperation and establish structured information sharing; a pilot exchange on illegal gambling websites is a longer-term proposal.
Germany's GGL hosted the European Regulators Roundtable in Halle on 4 November 2026. The GGL and the UK Gambling Commission signed a joint declaration of intent at the meeting, the GGL said. Both authorities intend to deepen their cooperation and set up a structured exchange of information.